Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/05/google-pixel-10a-review-cheaper-android-camera-software-battery-life

I bought a 9a in November after my 6 Pro started doing the green lines on the screen. I knew I was late in the refresh cycle for the a-series, but my phone simply didn't work in anything other than dark environments. Learning that I'm missing out on nothing is a nice bonus.

Camera bump? Who isn't using a case?

The latest smartphone in the lower-cost A-series Pixel line shows what makes Google phones so good, while undercutting the competition on price. The problem is that it differs little from its predecessor, which is still on sale.

Priced from £499 (€549/$499/A$849), the Pixel 10a is more like a second edition of last year’s excellent Pixel 9a. The two phones share the same Tensor G4 chip, not the newer G5 in the rest of the £799 and up Pixel 10 line; the same memory, storage and cameras; the same size 6.3in OLED screen, though the Pixel 10a reaches a higher peak brightness making it slightly easier to read outside.

Welp I’m glad I didn’t wait. I kinda wanted to spring for the 10 but no camera bump is a big bonus to me. This is a secondary phone for me so no bump means the two phones sit flush against each other in my pocket.

Not having qi2 sucks, but a case fixes that. I just wish the phone was a bit smaller.

yeah Im going from my s22 galaxy to the 10a and really wanted a much smaller phone, I mean compared to the s22 everything is smaller, but I wanted even smaller. Google sent me a $100 discount code and offered $100 trade in credit for my pixel 3 I still had kicking around so I took it, plus it comes with free earbuds that I can sell off. the main issue was I got a car recently that has android auto which is nice but the s22 has an issue with disconnecting due to wifi interference so it all just kind of lined up, now I can finally try graphene OS. s22 still seems like a better phone with the stylus and everything but realistically I don't use it enough to justify the size in my pocket all the time

I just want a smaller phone! My 7a is pushing it for size and all newer phones are bigger than it.